MICROFILM SHELF LIST Merritt Family. Papers: 1775-1897. MIC-Loyalist FC LFR .M4F3P3 r. 1-10 MG 24 E 1 These papers consist of the papers of Thomas Merritt (1759-1842), sheriff of the Niagara District, 1803-1820, his son, William Hamilton Merritt (1793-1862), president of the Executive Council of Canada, 1848-1850, promoter of the Welland Canal and politician, 1832-1862, and his grandson, Jedidiah Prendegast Merritt (fl. 1838-1897), historian and literary figure. Also included are records of the Chace-Prendegast family into which William Merritt married. The most important group of papers in the unit are those of William Hamilton Merritt. They relate to his career in politics and finance and most especially to his activities in promoting canals and railways. Finding aid No. 103 provides a descriptive list of the original papers in the Public Archives of Canada. The volumes are arranged as it is shown in the following shelf list. Volumes should be requested by the new bottom label. However, the finding aid uses the old top label for its description of the papers: Old (TOP) New UNB Reel Label (BOTTOM) Pages Papers NAC Microfilm Number Volume Label Volume Reel Number Number Number - 1 1-79 Thomas Merritt C-7061 1 - 2 1-133 List (See Finding Aid #103) 1 3 1-216 W.H. Merritt, Correspondence Files 1804- 1847 2 4 217-385 3 5 386-551 4 6 552-732 5 7 733-884 6 8 885-1011 7 9 1012-1092 1834-1842 C-7062 2 Old (TOP) New UNB Reel Label (BOTTOM) Pages Papers NAC Microfilm Number Volume Label Volume Reel Number Number Number 8 10 1093-1314 9 11 1315-1568 10 12 1569-1872 11 13 1873-2072 12 14 2073-2204 13 15 2205-2338 14 16 2339-2493 1842-1848 C-7063 3 15 17 2494-2748 16 18 2749-2988 17 19 2989-3210 18 20 3211-3425 19 21 3425-3554 20 22 3555-3786 21 23 3787-3988 1848-1866 C-7064 4 {Start of 22 24 3989-4178 reel 4 at page 3641} 23 25 4179-4396 24 26 4397-4683 25 27 4684-4968 5 26 28 4969-5122 W.H. Merritt, Subject Files: C-7065 Business and property 1801- {Index at 1862; Banking and finance the start of 1854-1859; Selections 1832-1860 each 27 29 5123-5327 Grand River Navigation Co., volume for 1827-1839, Legislative Papers that 1832-1859, Offices 1828-1852, volume} Railways 1836-1856, Shipping and Trade 1846 28 30 5328-5409 War of 1812 Old (TOP) New UNB Reel Label (BOTTOM) Pages Papers NAC Microfilm Number Volume Label Volume Reel Number Number Number 29 31 5410-5663 Welland Canal 1818-1859 miscellaneou 30 32 s pages 31 33 5694-7188 Notebooks and Diaries 32 34 7189-7738 Notebooks and Diaries C-7066 6 {Start of 33 35 7739-8142 Notebooks and Diaries reel 6 at page 7117} 34 36 8143-8286 Ledger 1829-46 C-7067 7 {Start of 35 37 8287-8382 Journal-Welland Canal Office reel 7 at 1843-46 page 7860 36 38 8393-8424 Transfer Certificates for English stock 1830-1846 37 39 8425-8497 Transfer Certificates for English stock 1830-1846 38 40 8498-8720 Record Book for Port Dalhousie 1831 1 41 1-366 J.P. Merritt Papers Correspondence Files 2 42 367-745 8 3 43 746-1129 C-7068 {Start of 4 44 1130-1587 J.P. Merritt Papers: Subject reel 8 at Files page 553} 5 45 1588-2596 9 6 46 2597-3448 C-7069 {Start of 7 47 3449-3719 reel 9 at page 2052} 10 8 48 3720-4015 C-7070 {Start of - 49 1-150 Chace-Prendegast Family reel 10 at Papers page 3662} - 50 - Merritt Family Papers in the Old (TOP) New UNB Reel Label (BOTTOM) Pages Papers NAC Microfilm Number Volume Label Volume Reel Number Number Number Ontario Archives. Reel M- 205 contains a Calendar to the Papers. Merritt Family Papers FINDING AID no. 103 Table of Contents: Papers of Thomas Merritt, 1759-1842 (Volume 1) Descriptive list of papers.........................................................................pages I-ii Papers of William Hamilton Merritt, 1793-1862 (Volumes 1-38) Descriptive list of correspondence (Volumes 1-25)...............................pages 1-115 Subject index to correspondence (Volumes 1-25).................................pages 116-133 Descriptive list of business and political papers (Volume 26)..............pages 134-136 Descriptive list of papers concerning the Grand River Navigation, the railways, trade and some legislative papers (Volume 27)..............pages 137-140 Descriptive list of papers concerning the War of 1812 (Volume 28)...page 141 Descriptive list of papers concerning the Welland Canal, 1818-1859 (Volume 29)............................................................................pages 142-143 List of contents of volumes (Volumes 30-38).........................................page 144 .